"Eleven and a half tons, there are about 30,000 fish. We didn’t even drop the net that deep. If you fish down some more..." Looking at the number displayed on the hydraulic screen, Philemon couldn’t help but laugh, and then controlled the robotic arm and pulled the fishing net into the fish storage that had been vacated. But at this time, there was no water in the fish pond, because these fish still need to be sorted. Some fish are very valuable, some are not. As Philemon pulled the fish in, Edward on the other hand walked out of the helm, went to Jiang Hai, and Philemon, who deposited the fish into the storage space, and inspected the haul.
Now they need to sort them out, put some precious fish in the pool next to them, and then dispose of some inedible things, such as caught aquatic plants, jellyfish, sea snakes, etc.
Throw some things that need to be released back to the sea, such as turtles, sharks, seals, sea lions, fur seals, dolphins and so on.
These creatures, unless specifically targeted, are released back into the sea by ordinary fishing vessels.
According to Philemon, since the net didn't go that deep, the chance of catching weird things is small.
Sure enough, after the seine was opened, most of them were fish except for a few aquatic plants here and there.
There are all kinds of fish, the most conspicuous are a few huge red fishes. These fish have spikes on their bodies, and when Edward and Philemon saw these fish, they immediately ran over, grabbed the fish's gills, and threw them directly into the pool next to them.
"What kind of fish is this? It looks very festive." And Jiang Hai joined in afterwards. Holding a fish, Jiang Hai asked Philemon, he was really curious.
"This is a blue groper, a very valuable fish that can grow up to more than two meters in length. It originally lived in the Pacific Canada area, but later it was directly grown in the Newfoundland fishing grounds, so we also have this kind of fish here. The price is very high. Not only can you eat it, but you can also raise it as an aquarium fish. The one in your hand can sell for about two thousand dollars." Hearing Philemon’s introduction, Jiang Hai’s eyes went wide. One fish can be sold for two thousand at a time? That really makes a lot of money!
But he actually just thinks too much. It is impossible for a fish to grow to the size of Jiang Hai's hands without six or seven years.
It is okay if you want to raise this kind of fish to make money, but it is difficult if you want to make a lot of money in batches.
After learning that the fish in his hands were so valuable, Jiang Hai had to be more careful and put the fish back in the pool next to it.
After releasing the fish, Jiang Hai caught another red fish and prepared to put it in the pool, but was stopped by Philemon.
"The previous fish is valuable. The fish you have there is a perch. It is not valuable... The price is a bit more expensive than cod. It is not worth putting in." To be honest, it is really difficult for Jiang Hai to tell the difference between these fishes.
Then Jiang Hai discovered that among the fish he caught, there were many other small red fishes, so he asked Philemon about them.
"This is a golden-eyed snapper, and it is also a Pacific fish, but we are raised here. This fish is also very valuable. People in the island country like it... This is a red fin snapper. It is not valuable. This is Bigeye, it's okay, but just throw it here, we'll sort it later." to Jiang Hai, all of them look the same.
They look similar to each other, but there are several, even more than a dozen categories. If Jiang Hai and the fishermen do not clearly distinguish the fish, the fish dealer will not call it out and then underpay you.
When the time comes, it will be the fishermen who will lose, meaning Jiang Hai will lose money.
Eleven and a half tons of fish, after throwing away some of them only ten tons are left, about Thirty thousand fish..
Thirty thousand fish may seem like a lot, but in the hands of these professional fishermen, they can be sorted quickly.
It takes a little time to pick rare fish. Picking some less expensive fish is a matter of one or two seconds. So about two hours or so, throw the useless sea snakes back into the sea and kill the jellyfish directly. Edward and Philemon have already counted all the fish stocks. This kind of work is easy for them.
"Take a rest, then drop the net again." Seeing that the fish were all set, and it was still early, Edward Anderson took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and after lighting two of them, he handed one to Philemon, and then sat down to rest.
Because they knew that Jiang Hai didn’t smoke, they didn’t give one to Jiang Hai...
In fact, Jiang Hai smoked a long time ago, probably when he was in junior high school, but later family conditions didn’t allow it, after smoking for a few years, he found that he didn’t get addicted to it, so he gave up easily. Now although the financial conditions permit, he has no intention of picking it back. Smoking is bad for your health, children.
"Come on, boss, let me introduce you to the fish we caught." The two watched as they blew smoke, but the boss Jiang Hai had nothing to do, so Philemon decided to introduce Jiang Hai to some of the fish.
As the owner of a fishery, must at least have some knowledge about some of the fishes in his fishery. He has long been interested in these fishes. After hearing Philemon’s offer, Jiang Hai drew close to the fish storage.
"This is cod, this is herring. You should also know this fish. Sea bass, the most greedy guy in the sea, but it’s also best to catch..." Philemon stood next to the storage and introduced more than a dozen kinds of fish to Jiang Hai. He has to admit that fishing is really a job that requires experience and vision. .
Especially for fishing grounds like Jiang Hai. After all, this fishing ground has not been used for several years and different kinds of fish thrived here over the years.
If you don't have enough eyesight, it will really be a challenge. At this time, Jiang Hai had to be thankful that he had found Edward at the beginning.
"I know this fish, lionfish." After basically introducing the fishes that were about the same length, Jiang Hai saw a few different ones. The fish had long spines on its body. He remembered seeing this fish on TV.
"Uh, this is sea bream." Hearing Jiang Hai's certainty, Philemon hesitated for a moment, and decided to tell Jiang Hai the truth.
"Uh, it's almost the same." Jiang Hai was also stunned when he heard Philemon, and after a closer look, it still looked the same to him.
"Lionfish is a kind of harmful fish. Because it is poisonous, there are not many people who like to eat it, so the price is much lower. We don’t have lionfish here. It is a fish from the Pacific Ocean. We have blue tangs here and yes, the price is very high." Philemon laughed at Jiang Hai’s response and explained.
Hearing Philemon, Jiang Hai smiled awkwardly. It seemed that his knowledge was really not enough.
"Okay, it’s almost time to drop the net again. We’ll sell all of this at the market later." Hearing that Philemon is almost finished introducing the fish, Edward who was sitting at the side stood up and threw the cigarette butt in the trash can, and then he returned to the helm. As for Jiang Hai and Philemon, they stayed on the deck and prepared, first they stored the most precious fish into a separate room. The room was made deliberately humid, and inside the room, there was a small pool to keep the fish to conserve their freshness.
As for the rest, the ones that are not very valuable, they are pushed into cold storage. There is also a layer of water here, but with so many fish squeezed in, most will die but as long as they are delivered on time, they will still be fresh.
After everything was ready, the voice of Edward Anderson rang from the helm. It was obvious that he had seen the existence of fish from the sonar, and Philemon immediately manipulated the machine to drop the fishing net in the water, but this time, he put a longer rope so that it can go deeper. Previously, the fish they caught was from the upper layer, now that they dropped the net deeper they hoped that they would catch more fish.
And the reason why I didn't choose this depth then was because there were still shallow reefs in that area but this area didn't.
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